Listening to Greta attempt to get her to shut up, I would think most people would be happy to have her talking to someone else. You may remember her as the one who was routinely chauffeured one block to work--in a government car, by a member of her staff, at the taxpayers' expense. And apparently in violation of House rules. Here's some information on her from OpenCongress.org
...Jackson Lee has a tendency to volunteer unsolicited on-camera commentary and press statements on a wide range of political issues, such as a 2003 request to use more African American-sounding names when naming hurricanes and tropical storms, feeling the current selections were too "lily white...
According The Houston Press, her reputation as a "floor hog" has given rise to a humorous betting game among Capitol Hill staffers in which quarters are deposited into a jar each time she speaks. The office staff in possession of the jar when a whole day goes by without Jackson Lee speaking wins and gets to keep the contents...
According to The Hill, Jackson Lee has also been involved in several altercations with airline flight personnel over her requests for a complimentary upgrade to first class based on her celebrity. During a full flight on Continental Airlines Jackson Lee was denied a complimentary upgrade to first class. According to a witness interviewed by the Capitol Hill newpaper, "When she saw that she had to sit with other people, she started shouting that she was in Congress and worked hard. She was really loud. Everybody in the plane could hear."...
Other critics have charged Jackson Lee with frequent political race baiting to obtain political goals. In a 2002 incident Jackson Lee became engaged in a shouting match with Republican Dana Rohrabacher, the Chairman of the NASA subcomittee, after Rohrabacher ruled her out of order for exceeding her allotted time for questions. Jackson Lee snapped back at Rohrabacher, "I'm the only member that you comment on. It may be that I'm the only African-American woman sitting here."
After watching this video, is anyone suprised?
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